'Former' in the Bible

And there was a famine in the land, besides the former famine which had been in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went to Abimelech the king of the Philistines, to Gerar.

He called that place Bethel, although the former name of the town was Luz.

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head, and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou wast his butler.

that is, he restored his senior security advisor to his former responsibilities, including attending to Pharaoh's personal wine cup,

And the thin and ugly cows ate the former seven healthy cows.